This is fourth alpha version version of Fennec for Windows Mobile. This release is provided for testing purposes only, intended to:

Get wider feedback on our approach to the user experience

Engage Mozilla community teams, including localizers, and testers

Get feedback from Web developers

Encourage add-on developers to port existing add-ons and invent new ones for mobile

Fennec is built on the same browser engine as the desktop Firefox 3.6 with some extensive under the hood work to optimize for mobile. These key design principles are at the heart of the browsing experience: minimize typing, let the Web have center stage, and personalize your browser, to name a few. Fennec 1.1 alpha 1 for Windows Mobile includes some of your favorite features including the Awesome Bar, Weave Sync, add-ons, and Location-Aware Browsing.

This release continues to focus on stability, performance, and integration with Windows Mobile. This version also includes numerous fixes, better performance and further refinement of our theme.

These release notes provide a "quick start" guide, some highlights of what's included in this version, download and installation instructions, known issues, and frequently asked questions. Please read these notes and the bug filing instructions before reporting bugs to Bugzilla. As always, we welcome and encourage your feedback.

If you don't have a Windows Mobile device, you can install the mobile version of Fennec on your desktop in order to test, provide feedback and build add-ons. The desktop versions are intended for development purposes only.

* note: Since this alpha release of Fennec is unsigned, you will be prompted by the OS before loading each .dll and .exe in Fennec (20 separate prompts during installation and first run). We only recommend using the .exe installer on a device with the security turned off. If your device has security turned off, download the exe installer here